Plants and Animals

The Northern Territory Government is yet again seeking support from the federal government, this time the new Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister for crocodile safari hunting, according to ABC News Online. Last year the Federal Government rejected … [Read more...] about Croc Hunting: NT Government Again Seeks Federal Approval

I received a note from marine ecologist Walter Starck this morning. He wrote, Here's an interesting news item on whaling. A growing stockpile of unsold whale meat would seem to indicate that the Japanese whaling effort is driven by political rather … [Read more...] about Whales Fed to Dogs

Yesterday, the RSPCA announced the appointment of a new CEO, Chief executive officer of Greenpeace, Peter Mullins, becomes chief executive officer of the RSPCA national body. ... Mr Mullins said community education would continue to be a key area … [Read more...] about Greenpeace CEO Moves to RSPCA

I didn't expect Greenpeace Expedition Leader Shane Rattenbury to hesitate for so long and then to be so coy, when he was asked by Michael Duffy on ABC Radio Counterpoint (23rd January 2006) whether he would have blamed the Japanese if one of his men … [Read more...] about I Would Rather be a Minke Whale

I have just been reading about the High North Alliance, an organisation representing whalers, sealers and fishermen from Canada, The Faroes, Greenland, Iceland and Norway. Their base is in Reine, Norway, which is a long way away from me here in … [Read more...] about Whaling Off Norway is Sustainable: Rune Frovik

There has been much published at this blog about whaling including letters from Libby Eyre and Glenn Inwood. I have just today received a letter from Peter Corkeron which is posted below. The letter has been edited including through the addition of … [Read more...] about Whaling off Norway: My Questions Answered by Peter Corkeron